Requirements
- Brew ( Video: How to Install )
- NodeJS ( Video: How to Install )
With Brew already installed you can run the following commands to install MongoDB, setup your database folder, and assign the correct permissions to it.
Note: MongoDB Installation is required but you can skip if you already have it installed.
brew install mongodb
sudo mkdir -p /data/db
sudo chown -R $(whoami): /data
Fork this repo onto your own github account.
In the top-right corner of this page, click Fork
Clone your forked repo to your laptop.
This will download the files into your current folder in terminal. Make certain to navigate to a folder where you want this project to live.
git clone your_forked_repo_url
Install the dependencies. Navigate to your code via terminal and command:
npm install
Additional Global Installs to make your life easier.
npm i -g nodemon
Obtain the Bot Token from the an Admin for your Slack. The link will be subdomain.slack.com/apps/A0F7YS25R-bots
Create an .env file on the root of your project with the token.
echo "REALTIME_SLACK_TOKEN=xoxb-............." > .env
Start your MongoDB server in a separate terminal window.
mongod
Start the bot.
nodemon src/server.js
- Send message to new user account that is created. (app/slack/onboard.js)
- When the bot Starts, broadcast message (currently to #bot_test). (app/slack/default_connection.js)
- Respond to reaction emoji added (app/slack/personality.js)
- constantly ping heroku to prevent a sleep (app/app.js)